22.01.2018

Minister of Finance Vladislav Goranov will chair the meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN). The first ECOFIN meeting within the rotational Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council will be held on 23.01.2018 in Brussels, Belgium.

According to the agenda of the meeting, the Bulgarian Presidency will present its work programme in the area of economic and financial affairs. Within the European Semester 2018, the ministers are expected to approve Council conclusions on the Annual Growth Survey as well as on the Alert Mechanism Report; they are also expected to adopt Council Recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area. The European Commission will present the Deepening of the EMU package adopted on 6 December 2017; the presentation will be followed by a policy debate on the topic. The ministers will also discuss the implementation of the Action Plan to tackle non-performing loans in Europe. You can find photos and video from the participation of the Bulgarian Finance Minister HERE.

Within his visit to Brussels, on 24.01.2018 Minister Goranov will present the priorities of the Bulgarian Presidency in the area of economic and financial affairs to the members of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament. The presentation will be broadcast live HERE.